- Level
- Mixed
- Basic and Premium Members Prices
- Basic Member Pricing: $20.00
- Category
- Characters
- Description/Setting
- Editing
- Dialogue
- Structure
- Genre
- GMC
- Plotting
- POV
- Voice
- Worldbuilding
- Writer's Life
- Class Length
- 1 Week
Learn how to create a fictional case that readers won't be able to solve!
Lesson One: Ineffective ways to create mystery
Lesson One: Ineffective ways to create mystery
- Learn commonly used methods that help prevent readers from solving a case
- Understand why many readers dislike these methods
- Learn how to catch them in your plotting/writing
- Understand why red herrings are one of the most effective tools in the mystery-writer’s toolbelt
- Learn effect tips and tricks on utilizing red herrings
- Determine how many and what kind of red herrings to put in your story
- Learn why misdirection is more effective than misinformation
- Learn how to properly integrate misdirection in your plot
- Learn the different types of misdirection available and when to use each one
- Class Format
- Savvy Authors' workshops are held on a forum: a bulletin board based system. You will receive a reminder notice one day prior to the start of the workshop that includes instructions on how to access the workshop forum. If you have not received instructions by the day the workshop begins, please check your spam filter.
The forum will be available the morning (EST) of the day the workshop starts and will remain accessible to all participants thereafter. You will also be given simple instructions on how to create a PDF of all your discussions along with our privacy and data retention policy.
Please note that you do NOT need to be online at a specific time to access the lectures. This is NOT a live video based class.
